Section 3
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Copyright © 2006
by José Ignacio Cabezón and THL.
by José Ignacio Cabezón and THL.
Glossary
Note: These glossary entries are grouped by their type. Columns of information for all entries are listed in this order: THL Extended Wylie transliteration of the term, THL Phonetic rendering of the term, the English translation, the Sanskrit equivalent, associated dates, and the type of term. To view the glossary sorted by any one of these rubrics, click on the corresponding label (such as “Phonetics”) at the top of its column.
| Extended Wylie | Phonetics | English | Sanskrit | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| byams pa | Jampa | future Buddha, Maitreya | Maitreya | buddhist deity | |
| tshe dpag lha dgu | Tsepak Lhagu | Nine Long-life Gods | buddhist deity | ||
| gsang ba rdo rje | Sangwa Dorjé | Guhyavajra | buddhist deity | ||
| Avalokiteśvara | buddhist deity | ||||
| Buddha | buddhist deity | ||||
| Cakrasaṃvara | buddhist deity | ||||
| Guhyasamāja | buddhist deity | ||||
| Hayagrīva | buddhist deity | ||||
| Sarvavid | buddhist deity | ||||
| Vairocana | buddhist deity | ||||
| Yamāntaka | buddhist deity | ||||
| tha ’og mgon khang | Taok Gönkhang | Taok Protector Chapel | building | ||
| byes ’du khang | Jé Dukhang | Jé College Assembly Hall | building | ||
| ’dul ba | Dülwa | Monastic Discipline | Doxographical Category | ||
| rdo rje theg pa | Dorjé Tekpa | Vajrayāna | Doxographical Category | ||
| bsdus grwa | Düdra | Collected Topics | Doxographical Category | ||
| phar phyin | Parchin | Perfection of Wisdom | Doxographical Category | ||
| dbu ma | Uma | The Theory of Emptiness | Madhyamaka | Doxographical Category | |
| tshad ma | Tsema | Logic/epistemology | pramāṇa | Doxographical Category | |
| mdzod | Dzö | Metaphysics/Cosmology | Doxographical Category | ||
| shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa | Sherapkyi Paröltu Chinpa | Perfection of Wisdom | Prajñāpāramitā | Doxographical Category | |
| philosophy of emptiness | Madhyamaka | Doxographical Category | |||
| Mahāyāna | Doxographical Category | ||||
| byams smon chen mo | Jammön Chenmo | Great Maitreya Prayer Meeting | festival | ||
| bzang spyod chen mo | Zangchö Chenmo | Great “Good Conduct” Prayer Meeting | festival | ||
| bzang spyod smon lam | Zangchö Mönlam | “Good Conduct” Prayer | festival | ||
| kun mkhyen pa | Künkhyenpa | Person | |||
| kun mkhyen byang chub ’bum pa | Künkhyen Jangchup Bumpa | fifteenth century | Person | ||
| kun mkhyen blo gros rin chen seng ge | Künkhyen Lodrö Rinchen Senggé | fifteenth century | Person | ||
| gung ru rgyal mtshan bzang po | Gungru Gyeltsen Zangpo | 1383-1450 | Person | ||
| gung ru ba | Gungruwa | 1383-1450 | Person | ||
| ’jam dbyangs ’phags pa | Jamyang Pakpa | Person | |||
| gnyal ston dpal ’byor lhun grub | Nyeltön Penjor Lhündrup | 1427-1514 | Person | ||
| sde srid sangs rgyas rgya mtsho | Desi Sanggyé Gyatso | Person | |||
| paṇ chen | Penchen | Person | |||
| phur lcog | Purchok | Person | |||
| pho lha gnas mi dbang bsod nams stobs rgyal | Polhané Miwang Sönam Topgyel | 1689-1747 | Person | ||
| byang chub ’bum pa | Jangchup Bumpa | Person | |||
| mus srad pa blo gros rin chen seng ge | Müsepa Lodrö Rinchen Senggé | fifteenth century | Person | ||
| tsong kha pa | Tsongkhapa | 1357-1419 | Person | ||
| tshe dbang rin chen | Tsewang Rinchen | Person | |||
| rang byung ba | Rangjungwa | Person | |||
| sher rgyam pa | Shergyampa | Person | |||
| shes rab rgya mtsho | Sherap Gyamtso | Person | |||
| sangs rgyas tshul khrims | Sanggyé Tsültrim | Person | |||
| se ra rje btsun chos kyi rgyal mtshan | Sera Jetsün Chökyi Gyeltsen | 1469-1544 | Person | ||
| lha bzang khāng | Lhazang Khang | d. 1717 | Person | ||
| sku rim grwa tshang | Kurim Dratsang | Tantric Ritual College | monastery | ||
| grwa tshang stod | Dratsang Tö | Tö College | monastery | ||
| grwa tshang stod pa | Dratsang Töpa | Töpa College | monastery | ||
| grwa tshang byas dang smad | Dratsang Jé dang Mé | Jé and Mé Colleges | monastery | ||
| grwa tshang byes | Dratsang Jé | Jé College | monastery | ||
| grwa tshang blo gsal gling | Dratsang Loselling | Loseling College | monastery | ||
| grwa tshang smad | Dratsang Mé | Mé College | monastery | ||
| dga’ ldan | Ganden | monastery | |||
| rgya | Gya | monastery | |||
| rgyal ba | Gyelwa | monastery | |||
| sgo mang | Gomang | monastery | |||
| sngags pa grwa tshang | Ngakpa Dratsang | Tantric College | monastery | ||
| stod pa | Töpa | monastery | |||
| thos bsam gling | Tösamling | monastery | |||
| thos bsam nor gling | Tösam Norling | The Jewel-Island for Study and Contemplation | monastery | ||
| bde yangs | Deyang | monastery | |||
| byes | Jé | monastery | |||
| byes grwa tshang | Jé Dratsang | Jé College | monastery | ||
| blo gsal gling | Loselling | monastery | |||
| ’bras spungs | Drepung | monastery | |||
| ’brong steng | Drongteng | monastery | |||
| ’brom steng | Dromteng | monastery | |||
| smad | Mé | monastery | |||
| se ra | Sera | monastery | |||
| se ra sngags pa grwa tshang | Sera Ngakpa Dratsang | Sera Tantric College | monastery | ||
| se ra theg chen gling | Sera Tekchen Ling | monastery | |||
| se ra byes | Sera Jé | monastery | |||
| se ra byes mkhas snyan grwa tshang | Sera Jé Khenyen Dratsang | Sera Jé College of Renowned Scholars | monastery | ||
| gsang phu | Sangpu | monastery | |||
| gsang phu sne’u thog | Sangpu Neutok | monastery | |||
| Nālanda | monastery | ||||
| Vikramaśīla | monastery | ||||
| dge lugs | Geluk | organization | |||
| dge lugs pa | Gelukpa | organization | |||
| rnying ma | Nyingma | organization | |||
| ’dul ba pa | Dülwapa | Vinaya College | organization | ||
| shag skor | Shakkor | organization | |||
| sa skya | Sakya | organization | |||
| mkhas grub dge legs dpal bzang | Khedrup Gelek Pelzang | 1385-1438 | person | ||
| mkhas grub bstan dar | Khedrup Tendar | 1493-1568 | person | ||
| mkhas grub bstan pa dar rgyas | Khedrup Tenpa Dargyé | 1493-1568 | person | ||
| dge bshes ye shes dbang phyug | Geshé Yeshé Wangchuk | person | |||
| ’jam dbyangs chos rje | Jamyang Chöjé | 1379-1449 | person | ||
| de mo bde legs rgya mtsho | Demo Delek Gyatso | d. 1777 | person | ||
| de mo rin po che mdun pa | Demo Rinpoché Dünpa | Seventh Demo Rinpoché | d. 1777 | person | |
| byams chen chos rje | Jamchen Chöjé | 1354-1435 | person | ||
| tshul khrims | Tsültrim | person | |||
| Lord of Reasoning | Dharmakīrti | person | |||
| lha sa | Lhasa | place | |||
| mi rigs dpe skrun khang | Mirik Petrünkhang | publisher tibetan | |||
| kong po | Kongpo | regional house | |||
| kong po khang tshan | Kongpo Khangtsen | regional house | |||
| gung ru | Gungru | regional house | |||
| rgyal rong | Gyelrong | regional house | |||
| rgyas byes | Gyejé | regional house | |||
| sgom sde | Gomdé | regional house | |||
| mnga’ ris | Ngari | regional house | |||
| gnyal pa | Nyelpa | regional house | |||
| tā dben | Tawen | regional house | |||
| tre hor | Trehor | regional house | |||
| the bo | Tewo | regional house | |||
| dwags po | Dakpo | regional house | |||
| ’den ma | Denma | regional house | |||
| spa ti | Pati | regional house | |||
| spo bo | Powo | regional house | |||
| spo bo khang tshan | Powo Khangtsen | regional house | |||
| bya bral | Jadrel | regional house | |||
| byes tsang | Jetsang | regional house | |||
| byes tsha | Jetsa | regional house | |||
| sba ti | Bati | regional house | |||
| mar nyung | Marnyung | regional house | |||
| mi nyag | Minyak | regional house | |||
| smad gtsang | Metsang | regional house | |||
| smad tsha | Metsa | regional house | |||
| smad tshang khang tshan | Metsang Khangtsen | Metsang Regional House | regional house | ||
| tsang pa khang tshan | Tsangpa Khangtsen | regional house | |||
| rtsed thang | Tsetang | regional house | |||
| tsha rdor | Tsador | regional house | |||
| gzhung pa | Zhungpa | regional house | |||
| yer pa | Yerpa | regional house | |||
| rong po | Rongpo | regional house | |||
| lwa ba | Lawa | regional house | |||
| bsam lo | Samlo | regional house | |||
| har gdong | Hamdong | regional house | |||
| har gdong khang tshan | Hamdong Khangtsen | regional house | |||
| lho pa | Lhopa | regional house | |||
| a ra | Ara | regional house | |||
| e pa | Epa | regional house | |||
| bdag bskyed | dakyé | self-generation ritual | ritual | ||
| bdag ’jug | danjuk | self-initiation ritual | ritual | ||
| phur mjal | Purjel | Dagger Blessing | ritual | ||
| sbyin sreg | jinsek | burnt-offering ritual | ritual | ||
| lha khang | lhakhang | chapel | room | ||
| sku rim | kurim | ritual | Term | ||
| khang tshan | khangtsen | regional house | Term | ||
| khungs | khung | affiliation | Term | ||
| khri pa | tripa | throne-holder | Term | ||
| mkhan po | khenpo | abbot | Term | ||
| grwa tshang | dratsang | monastic college | Term | ||
| dge lugs pa’i mtshan nyid grwa tshang | Gelukpé tsennyi dratsang | Gelukpa philosophical college | Term | ||
| dge bshes | geshé | Term | |||
| rgyud | gyü | tantra | Term | ||
| nges ’byung | ngenjung | renunciation | Term | ||
| sngags pa | ngakpa | tantric | Term | ||
| chos thog | chötok | ritual cycle | Term | ||
| ’chad nyan pa | chenyenpa | instructor | Term | ||
| ’jang dgun chos | Jang Günchö | Special Winter Interterm | Term | ||
| stod | tö | upper | Term | ||
| thabs | tap | technique | Term | ||
| gdan sa | densa | large monastic academy | Term | ||
| ’du khang | dukhang | assembly hall | Term | ||
| dpe klog rgyab pa | pelok gyappa | reading | Term | ||
| dpe khrid | petri | oral commentary on the texts | Term | ||
| dpe cha ba | pechawa | textualist | Term | ||
| phur ba | purba | ritual dagger | Term | ||
| byang chub kyi sems | jangchupkyi sem | thought of enlightenment | Term | ||
| bla ma | lama | master | Term | ||
| blo ’dzin | löndzin | memorization | Term | ||
| dbang | wang | empowerment or initiation | Term | ||
| rtsod pa | tsöpa | debate | Term | ||
| tshogs | tsok | prayer assembly | Term | ||
| mtshan nyid grwa tshang | tsennyi dratsang | philosophical college | Term | ||
| yang dag pa’i lta ba | yangdakpé tawa | right view | Term | ||
| yi dam | yidam | tutelary deity | Term | ||
| yig cha | yikcha | textbook | Term | ||
| lam rim | lamrim | stages of the path | Term | ||
| slob dpon | loppön | preceptor | Term | ||
| arhat | Term | ||||
| maṇḍala | Term |
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